relative clause是什么意思?
relative clause是指的是关系从句(定语从句)。
定语从句又称为关系从句,分为限定性和非限定性两种,不仅仅可表达对中心词的限定和修饰关系,在不同语境中可表示不同语义关系。
但有时候关系从句在翻译时有别于定语从句,由于汉语由于缺乏关系代词、关系连词等连接手段,通常只有以时间或逻辑为轴线安排句子,对语序的依赖性极大,如果把后发生的事做前置定语就会显得很好笑,因此有的语言学家主张将这种句子笼统称为“关系从句”。
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关系代词引导的定语从句
关系代词所代替的先行词是人或物的名词或代词,并在句中充当主语、宾语、定语等成分。关系代词在定语从句中作主语时,从句谓语动词的人称和数要和先行词保持一致。
1、who,whom,that这些词代替的先行词是人的名词或代词,在从句中所起作用如下:
Is he the man (who/that) wants to see you?
他就是想见你的那个人吗?(who/that在从句中作主语)
He is the man (whom/ that )I saw yesterday.
他就是我昨天见的那个人。(whom/that在从句中作宾语)
2、Whose 用来指人或物,(只用作定语,若指物,它还可以同of which互换),例如:
They rushed over to help the man whose car had broken down.
那人车坏了,大家都跑过去帮忙。
Please pass me the book whose (of which) cover is green.
请递给我那本绿皮的书。
3、which,that它们所代替的先行词是事物的名词或代词,在从句中可作主语、宾语等,例如:
A prosperity which / that had never been seen before appears in the countryside. 农村出现了前所未有的繁荣。(which / that在句中作主语)
The package (which / that) you are carrying is about to come unwrapped. 你拿的包快散了。(which / that在句中作宾语)
参考资料来源:百度百科-关系从句